Ken Rosenthal reports the Yankees have signed Kevin Youkilis to a 1-year/12 million dollar contract.
I like it. I was rooting for it. Kevin Youkilis is what the New York Yankees need at third base until Alex Rodriguez returns.
Youkilis is a right-handed bat the Yankees needed.
I expect him to have a bounce back year with the Yankees. He's due for one. People think his career is over -- Youkilis is only 33-years old, you know. He could very well have a 20-homer, 90-rbi year.
Youkilis coming to the Yankees, and not taking the other two-year offers; one of them being from the Cleveland Indians, where his old manager Terry Francona is now managing, shows me he still wants to win. Youk came here because he wants to show everyone -- including the Boston Red Sox -- that he can still play. Also, doing it on the biggest stage.
The former Red Sox/White Sox third baseman is a proven winner. All he's done in his career is succeed.
As For The Yankees: Now, they can move on. The chips should begin to fall. Ichiro Suzuki should resign soon. After that, the Yankees can began to really focus on the big names ... Some big names that can fill in right-field...
